• Technical overview
• Community
• Use cases
• Industrialization project
Jean-Michel Chaize + Andy Gotz
ESRF Grenoble France
HEPTech NCSR DEMOKRITOS 2nd 3rd December 2013
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A European Control System framework
«Remote control anything and everything»
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A mature Open Source product
> 100 man years of development
Used in 15+ big instruments
Active community
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Object oriented, topology
independent, highly scalable,
Operating system independent
Multi language
is HIGHLY scalable !
From small embedded platforms
… to big scientific instruments
> 1 000 000 signals and actuators
TANGO: What is it?
Development
tools
Generic Services
Data
Analysis
Monitoring
Config Synoptics
GUI
Sequencing
Archiving
User
environment
Matlab,Labview
Igor, Python
GUI
Tool-Kits
API Library + Protocol + Device Model
TANGO Software Bus distributed on a network
Device
Device
Device
Device
Hardware Hardware Software Hardware
Device
Interface
Generator
Hardware
Catalog of
device servers
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TANGO as a bridge
Industrial SCADA
Tango
binding
Object oriented layer
above EPICS…
Device
Server
Tango
binding
Tango binding
TANGO Software Bus
Device
Server
Device
Server
Device
Server
server
Hardware
electronic
Modbus
server
PLC network
Build a TANGO object
from a set of channels
TANGO
JAVA/C++/Python
clients
PLC or
embedded
system
Device
Server
Data socket
server
acquisition
system
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Detectors + TANGO = LIMA
• TANGO uses the LIMA framework
to interface all kinds of 2D detectors
• Process integrates online data analysis
• >20 detectors in use at >10 sites
Device
Server
LIMA
Managing complexity simply
• Hierarchical structures ideal
for managing complex systems
GUI
Sequencer
High Level
SSA
Python
Sequences
4x
Low Level RF
SSA
Driver
ADC
Measurements
Dummy Load
Interlocks
fast
Interlocks
slow
280V PS
Wave Guide
Switches
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A step further with workflow tools
Much more than a software bus
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Code generator for C++, Java, python
Configuration tool
Administration tool
Archiving service
Access control service
Logging service
Scan service
GUI Toolkit for Java,QT, Python
Synopsis animation tool
Alarm service
Web interface
Android support
Tutorials
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Bindings
Many utility classes
Hardware access class catalog
Mailing list support
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How to try it?
• TANGO is available free of charge
• Source code distribution
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Downloadable on http://www.tango-controls.org/download
• Binary Packages
• Available for Ubuntu + Debian Linux in the standard distributions
sudo apt-get install tango-common tango-db python-pytango
• Available for Windows on http://www.tango-controls.org/download
• The Tango Box
• An Ubuntu virtual machine with Tango
installed and configured for easy testing
• Runs on VMware and Virtualbox
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Distribution over Europe
Particle accelerators
Laser installations
Other labs
Industry service
JINR
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Use cases
• TANGO was born in particle accelerator world, however …
• TANGO is a generic solution for any collection of objects
• Used also in other scientific domains like
• Wind tunnels e.g. ONERA
• Neutron source experiments (FRM2 + Julich in Germany)
• Large laser installation
• LMJ, PETAL, APOLLON
• Free Electron Laser (Fermi)
• Small instruments
• Thomx (art and medecine)
• Small installations
• Embedded systems
• Industrial supervision
TANGO Industrialization
Promoting the use of TANGO in and by Industry
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Funding
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Foster the eco-system,
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Help industry to adopt TANGO
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Make it a de facto standard
Stimulate the snowball effect
Enhance the eco-system
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Welcome new users and industrial partners
Increase the number of trained people
Ease the first steps with TANGO
Help system integrators to access new markets
Getting more TANGO enabled hardware
Provide industrial standard quality + support
Make it a de-facto standard
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First steps toward industry
• Industry can play a central role in providing support and training on TANGO.
• They have already helped to improve the tutorials, the documentation and the
marketing:
• Some companies offer professional training sessions
• We are building a catalogue of referenced competent companies
In progress…
• Redesign of web site with professional communicators
• http://www.tango-controls.org
• Education program
• University partnership
• Improve the communication :
• Better sharing of device servers
• Better sharing of technical solutions
• FAQ, Forum …
TANGO – versus industrial SCADA or proprietary DCS
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Open Source
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Be master of your future.
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You own your code.
•unpack yourself
•adapt it to your needs
An active community at your service
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•Hardware is not provided
•You have no formal guarantee
Science, industry, services, students…
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Free to try and distribute, adopt or give-up
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The hardware of your choice
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Multi-language and multi-platform
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Scalable from 1 device to 1000000 devices
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Can integrate SCADA(s) accesses
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•You need to :
The same protocol at each layer
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Hardware access
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Data analysis
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High level
Industrial partners can help you by
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Unpacking
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Customizing
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Provide hardware
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Guaranteeing the solution
TANGO – Generating economical activity
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System integrator added value
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Development of device server
Service and consulting
Customization
Solution provider including hardware
Hotline and guaranty
Potential markets for system integrators
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Research Institutes
Internal projects use
SCADA and DCS market
Laboratory automation
Automation Test stands
Internet of Things
TANGO – Generating economical activity
Instrumentation hardware market
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Tango compatible hardware
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Advantage for the supplier :
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Supplier provides and guaranty The TANGO interface to their product
Sales argument for addressing TANGO community
Provide remote control of device
Profit for free from TANGO framework
Advantage for the community/client/user
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Easier integration
Better matching of the hardware features
Recent projects started with TANGO
… more and more industrial partners …
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Snowball effect : projects evaluating TANGO
and others not mentioned here …
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TANGO Software Foundation
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Goal – official entity to manage TANGO
Legal representative of TANGO community
Protect interests, logo, licenses etc.
Define official releases and standards
Collect and manage funds to promote TANGO
Examples
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Apache Foundation
Eclipse.org
Linux.org
Our goal … TANGO to be the Android
of SCADA and DCS !
TANGO = a control system for the future
• Are you ready to join the TANGO community?
• The community is ready for you !